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Theatrics trumped all at Trump’s Gaza summit

US President Donald Trump (centre) poses for a picture with world leaders during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct 13, 2025.

Unexploded bombs pose ‘enormous’ risks in Gaza, NGO warns

Unexploded ordnance has become a common sight in the Gaza Strip during the two years of the war.

Hamas hands over hostage bodies after Israel threatens aid cut

Red Cross vehicles transport the bodies of deceased hostages after they were handed over by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel.

Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds

A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Syria's Sharaa to meet Russia's Putin on Wednesday, Syrian state news agency reports

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Trump says Hamas must disarm or be disarmed, perhaps violently

U.S. President Donald Trump waves while walking on the South Lawn as he arrives back at the White House, after participating in a world leaders' summit in Egypt on ending the Gaza war, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

Gaza truce brings relief, but Arab states fear what comes next

Bulldozers deployed by the Gaza Municipality drive past Palestinians on the way to clear building rubble from main axes and streets in Gaza City on Oct 14.

Arafat’s nephew returns to West Bank with plan for post-war Gaza

A Palestinian politician Nasser al-Qudwa speaks during an interview with Reuters in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Perry

Congo, M23 sign deal in Doha on ceasefire monitoring, sources say

FILE PHOTO: An M23 rebel walks on the outskirts of Matanda which is controlled by M23 rebels, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, March 22, 2025. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

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Trump declares victory as Gaza ceasefire deal reached, but a lasting peace may be elusive

US President Donald Trump delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. US President Donald Trump hailed a "tremendous day for the Middle East" as he and regional leaders signed a declaration on October 13, 2025 meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. (Photo by Yoan VALAT / POOL / AFP)

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